PORTAGE LEARNING PSYC 140 MODULE 8 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
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, 1. late aduldhood ✓✓ Correct answer starts in 60's, can be the longest age grouping in one's life if an individual lives to old age
2. Do most older adults develop dementia? ✓✓ Correct answer No, It is not a normal part of aging. Only a small
percentage of 65-to-75-year-old people have a neurocognitive disorder. However, this number increases with age (50% of individuals 85 and older have
a neurocognitive disorder)_
3. What are some causes of neurocognitive disorders? ✓✓ Correct answer various diseases, severe drug/alco-
hol abuse, stroke, or progressive deterioration caused by a variety of factors
4. Why do women typically outlive men? ✓✓ Correct answer Partly genetics, but mostly environmental. Men are more likely to
engage in risky behaviors, abuse drugs and alcohol, and be less vigilant about their overall health.
5. primary aging ✓✓ Correct answer the universal and irreversible physical changes that occur to all living creatures as they grow older,
genetically influenced, and thought to be unavoidable at this point
6. secondary aging ✓✓ Correct answer aging that is not inevitable and occurs due to choices we make and environmental
exposures
7. "wear and tear" theory ✓✓ Correct answer States that time and exertion is the enemy, and focuses on secondary aging but ignores
the actual cause which is primary aging. However there are holes in this theory ✓✓ Correct answer body does a great job at repairing itself,
individuals who engage in a lot of exercise and activity are typically healthier and longer-lived than sedentary individuals,
8. free radical theory ✓✓ Correct answer theory of aging that states that free radicals triggered by certain environmental contaminants
might be linked to various diseases and maladies that coincide with aging. Accumulating free radicals over time might be associated with problems
such as cataracts and arthritis
9. Cellular theories of aging ✓✓ Correct answer -Free radicals
-Hayflick Limit
10. Hayflick Limit Theory ✓✓ Correct answer states that human adult cells have a limited number of times that they can divide
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ALREADY GRADED A+ .
(Developmental Psychology) .
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, 1. late aduldhood ✓✓ Correct answer starts in 60's, can be the longest age grouping in one's life if an individual lives to old age
2. Do most older adults develop dementia? ✓✓ Correct answer No, It is not a normal part of aging. Only a small
percentage of 65-to-75-year-old people have a neurocognitive disorder. However, this number increases with age (50% of individuals 85 and older have
a neurocognitive disorder)_
3. What are some causes of neurocognitive disorders? ✓✓ Correct answer various diseases, severe drug/alco-
hol abuse, stroke, or progressive deterioration caused by a variety of factors
4. Why do women typically outlive men? ✓✓ Correct answer Partly genetics, but mostly environmental. Men are more likely to
engage in risky behaviors, abuse drugs and alcohol, and be less vigilant about their overall health.
5. primary aging ✓✓ Correct answer the universal and irreversible physical changes that occur to all living creatures as they grow older,
genetically influenced, and thought to be unavoidable at this point
6. secondary aging ✓✓ Correct answer aging that is not inevitable and occurs due to choices we make and environmental
exposures
7. "wear and tear" theory ✓✓ Correct answer States that time and exertion is the enemy, and focuses on secondary aging but ignores
the actual cause which is primary aging. However there are holes in this theory ✓✓ Correct answer body does a great job at repairing itself,
individuals who engage in a lot of exercise and activity are typically healthier and longer-lived than sedentary individuals,
8. free radical theory ✓✓ Correct answer theory of aging that states that free radicals triggered by certain environmental contaminants
might be linked to various diseases and maladies that coincide with aging. Accumulating free radicals over time might be associated with problems
such as cataracts and arthritis
9. Cellular theories of aging ✓✓ Correct answer -Free radicals
-Hayflick Limit
10. Hayflick Limit Theory ✓✓ Correct answer states that human adult cells have a limited number of times that they can divide
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